sopping wet; dripping wet; sodden; drenched; soaked
to be curious; to wonder; to marvel
semi-transparent; translucent
rising up; towering; plump; chubby; shaggy; hairy
to sprout; to put forth buds
germination; sprouting; budding
to get cold feet; to back away; to withdraw
leaving the front line; retiring from the game; deserting the battle
to cut off; to lop off; to prune
to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at
quality newspaper; broadsheet newspaper
allotment; assignment; allocation; allocation
daytime; during the day; Japan and China
dango; dumpling (usu. sweet); ball-shaped object; something round; lump; group
ambitious; motivated; willful
to save trouble; to save effort; to save hassle; to save bother; to save time
to reason; to sum up; to conclude
counter for jewels in a watch; counter for transistors, diodes, etc. in an electronic product
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
over-optimistic calculation; counting one's chickens before they're hatched
scattering; diffusion; spread (e.g. signal across the spectrum)
sound of something making firm contact with a flat surface
dripping wet; soaked; drenched
stable supply; reliable supply
being incident to; being accompanied by; being collateral with; being attached to
to leave words (behind one, e.g. after death); to say (for posterity); to utter last words; to leave some things unsaid
to be in danger of; to be liable to
great; grand; extensive; large-scale
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
succession; continuation; series; sequence
social conditions; social situation; state of society; social landscape; social climate
reshuffling; job rotation
state of things; state of affairs; condition; situation; circumstances
arrowhead; target of a flying arrow; brunt (of an attack); the very moment (when); the point (of doing)
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
stance; attitude; standpoint; stance; posture
ordinary citizen; the general public
talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; frivolous talk
temple elementary school (during the Edo period)